CMAJ Podcasts

In this podcast, Dr. Evan Wood and Dr. Keith Ahamad discuss the new guideline on management of opioid use disorder published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Dr. Wood and Dr. Ahamad are two specialists who work in the thick of the opioid crisis. They are also two of the authors of the guideline. They discuss the recommendations on how to treat opioid addiction and they offer insight into systemic issues at play.Here is the timing of the questions they discuss:2:43 What is the current landscape in Canada in terms of the opioid crisis?5:20 What does this guideline cover? What is the scope and who is it for?9:41 How was the guideline developed? How did the group ensure there were no conflicts of interest?12:23 What are the recommendations?17:55 More on the recommendation of slow release oral morphine27:16 What is the number one intervention that needs to be rolled out?30:36 What are the next steps?33:49 More on prescription heroin39:32 What should happen at the federal level to help the opioid crisis and addictions as a whole?Dr. Evan Wood is an addiction medicine specialist and director of the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. Dr. Keith Ahamad is an addiction medicine physician at St-Paul's Hospital in Vancouver and is a clinician-researcher at the BC Centre on Substance Use.Full guideline article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170958Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-170958-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

Koray Demir reads his article called "In the closet, again." In the article, Mr. Demir shares his struggles with internalized homophobia which surface while working with a patient dying of AIDS.Mr. Demir is part of the McGill Medical School graduating class of 2018. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171016-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

Repeat concussion, traumatic encephalopathy, head injury, brain damage. These are hot topics, especially in the world of contact sports. While there has been a recent increased awareness of the long-term effects of repeat head injury, our modern understanding may not be that different from what was already known by the 1950sIn this interview, Prof. Stephen Casper, discusses fascinating points in history that helped shape modern understanding of traumatic encephalopathy. He also discusses his take on the problem of brain injury in contact sports and whether kids should even enrol.Prof. Casper is an associate professor of history, humanities and social sciences at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. He published a medical humanities article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full medical humanities article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171204To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

Genetic testing technology has advanced rapidly and it is becoming more affordable to perform whole genome sequencing. Whole genome sequencing can reveal heritable conditions and predispositions to disease. In this interview, Professor Steve Scherer discusses the findings from the initial cohort of 56 Canadian volunteers who had their whole genome sequenced for the Personal Genome Project Canada. The results, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, represent the culmination of 10 years of work by researchers. The project is ongoing.Prof. Scherer is the lead genome scientist at The Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children and the McLaughlin Centre at the University of Toronto. He is the lead author of the study.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171151To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

Neonatal care has improved greatly in recent years. As an unintended consequence of these advances, more babies born with malformations such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survive and with more severe malformations than in the past.Dr. Pramod Puligandla discusses a new clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of CDH. Dr. Puligandla is a Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Paediatrics and Surgery at McGill University, Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Quebec. He was also the project lead for the guideline working group. The guideline was developed by the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative.Full guideline article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170206Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-170206-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

Dr. Phillip Gregoire reads his article called "Late night decisions." In the article, Dr. Gregoire reflects on the term "code status" and how best to talk to patients about its meaning.Dr. Gregoire is a first year internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto. His article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170981-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

In this interview, Dr. Shannon Ruzycki discusses the problem of physician burnout. She offers practical advice to help physicians recognize it in themselves and in their colleagues. She also discusses strategies to cope and to prevent the problem in the first place.Dr. Ruzycki is a general internal medicine fellow at the University of Calgary. She co-authored a Practice article published in CMAJ called “Five things to know about physician burnout.”Full practice article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170827Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-170827Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

In this interview, we hear from three of the authors of a prospective cohort study on childhood peer victimization and its effect on mental health during adolescence. They discuss the findings and offer practical advice on how to address and prevent bullying and victimization at home, in schools and from a physician's perspective.Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy is a clinical psychologist at the Douglas Institute in Montreal specializing in children and adolescents with severe mood disorders and suicidal thoughts. She is also an assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University.Dr. Johanne Renaud is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University. She leads the Depressive and Suicidal Disorders Clinic for youth at the Douglas Institute.Dr. Louise Arseneault is a professor of developmental psychology at King’s College London and was recently appointed Economic and Social Research Council Mental Health Leadership Fellow.Along with their co-authors, they authored a research article published in CMAJ.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170219To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

In this interview, Dr. Sachin Pendharkar describes for listeners the signs and symptoms of chronic obstructive sleep apnea, treatment options, and the dangers of going undiagnosed.Dr. Sachin Pendharkar is a sleep and respiratory physician at the Foothill Medical Centre Sleep Centre and Associate Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He co-authored a review article on diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.Full review article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170296Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-170296Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

In this interview, Dr. Darrell Tan takes listeners through the new Canadian guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis. He offers practical clinical guidance for front-line health workers.Dr. Darrell Tan is an infectious diseases physician and clinician–scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. He is also co-leader of the Biomedical HIV Prevention Working Group of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network. He co-authored the HIV guideline published in CMAJ.Full guideline article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170494Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-170494Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X  @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English):  @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions